Wing Thye Woo

Former Brookings Expert

Wing Thye Woo is an expert on the East Asian economies, particularly China, Indonesia and Malaysia. He has advised the U.S. Treasury Department, the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the United Nations. He specializes in exchange rates, economic growth, regional economic disparity, and financial sector development.

Additional Expertise Areas

Macroeconomic management of open economies

East Asian economies (particularly China, Indonesia and Malaysia)

International financial architecture

Economic growth

Exchange rate economics

Experience

Current Positions

Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis

President, Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia, Bandar Sunway

Chang Jiang Professor, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing